The Spirit in Worship-Worship in the Spirit

by Teresa Berger (Editor), Bryan D. Spinks (Editor)

Overview

The Spirit in Worship-Worship in the Spirit represents an essential contribution, from the field of liturgical studies, to the vibrant retrieval of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in contemporary theology. The fifteen authors of this volume are scholars and practitioners from a wide range of traditions, including Pentecostal and charismatic communities as well as voices from outside the modern West. Together they articulate a richly diverse understanding of the presence of the Holy Spirit, grounded both in the practice of worship and in the scholarly reflection that attends to this practice of faith.

Contributors include: N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, U.K. Paul F. Bradshaw, University of Notre Dame Teresa Berger, Yale University Maxwell E. Johnson, University of Notre Dame

Teresa Berger is professor of liturgical studies at Yale's Institute of Sacred Music and at Yale Divinity School. She holds doctorates in both dogmatic theology and liturgical studies. Her recent books include Women's Ways of Worship (1999), andFragments of Real Presence (2005). She is also coproducer, of the interactive CD-ROM Ocean Psalms.

Bryan D. Spinks, DD (Dunelm, UK), is Goddard Professor of Liturgical Studies and Pastoral Theology at Yale Divinity School. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and is coeditor of the Scottish Journal of Theology. Spinks is a former consultant to the Church of England Liturgical Commission, president emeritus of the Church Service Society of the Church of Scotland, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814662342
Publisher:	Liturgical Press, The
Publication date:	12/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Teresa Berger is professor of liturgical studies and Thomas E. Golden Professor of Catholic Theology at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School. She is the author, most recently, of Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History and co-editor of two previous volumes from the Yale ISM Liturgy Conferences. 
Bryan D. Spinks is the Bishop F. Percy Goddard Professor of Liturgical Studies and Pastoral Theology at Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Yale Divinity School, and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. A priest in the Church of England, his most recent book is Do This in Remembrance of Me: The Eucharist from the Early Church to the Present Day. He is editor and co-editor of two previous volumes from the Yale ISM Liturgy Conferences.

Table of Contents

Foreword Martin Jean vii

List of Abbreviations ix

Introduction Teresa Berger Bryan D. Spinks xi

Part 1 Foundations

1 Worship and the Spirit in the New Testament N. T. Wright 3

2 The Presence of God in Jewish Liturgy Ruth Langer 25

3 The Liturgy as the Work of the Spirit: A Theological Perspective Simon Chan 41

4 The Adversary: Agony, Irony, and the Liturgical Role of the Holy Spirit Matthew Myer Boulton 59

5 The Rediscovery of the Holy Spirit in Modern Eucharistic Theology and Practice Paul F. Bradshaw 79

Part 2 Historic Trajectories

6 Wombs of the Spirit: Incarnational Pneumatology in the Syrian Baptismal Tradition Simon Jones 99

7 The Holy Spirit in Eastern Orthodox Worship: Historical Enfleshments and Contemporary Queries Peter Galadza 115

8 Veni Creator Spiritus: The Elusive Real Presence of the Spirit in the Catholic Tradition Teresa Berger 141

9 The Holy Spirit and Lutheran Liturgical-Sacramental Worship Maxwell E. Johnson 155

10 The Holy Spirit in the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwa&hdotbelow;?do Church Tradition Habtemichael Kidane 179

11 The Spirit and African American Worship Traditions Melva Wilson Costen 207

Part 3 Newer Ecclesial Movements

12 Worshiping and the Spirit: Transmuting Liturgy Pentecostally Daniel E. Albrecht 223

13 The Spirit in Contemporary Charismatic Worship James Steven 245

14 The Holy Spirit in the Worship of Some Zulu Zionist Churches Jonathan A. Draper 261

15 The Role of the Holy Spirit in Worship: An Introduction to the Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia Darlene Zschech 285

Contributors 293

General Index 297

Scripture Index 304

Editorial Reviews

Berger and Spinks have arranged an important inter-disciplinary, multi-dimensional, cross-cultural volume with emphasis on the inter-relation of Worship and the Spirit.
Pnuema: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

EBOOK COMMENTARY

Berger and Spinks have arranged an important inter-disciplinary, multi-dimensional, cross-cultural volume with emphasis on the inter-relation of Worship and the Spirit.
Pnuema: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Teresa Berger does an admirable job of evoking the presence of the Spirit in Catholic liturgy, even as she admits that the evidence is often elusive, needing to be discerned not only in texts but in ritual actions as well. Her introduction, written with Bryan Spinks, situates this entire enterprise in a theological and ecumenical context. The goal of the Yale conference, and thus of the book, was to bring new partners into theological and ritual conversation. The result is a resounding success.
Worship

The collection of essays assembled here speaks to the conviction that worship is not only the ‘work of the people’ but also the ‘work of the Spirit.’ In general, little attention has been given by theologians and liturgical scholars to the discussion of the Spirit’s role and presence in worship, and this volume contributes significantly to filling that lacuna. The perspectives explored in these essays—Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Pentecostal/charismatic, and Jewish—provide both depth and breadth to the topic while revealing the distinctive lenses by which the activity of the Spirit is discerned in the assembly of the faithful and in the world. This book is an essential resource for the reader interested in pneumatology, liturgy, and ecumenical/interfaith dialogue.
Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, Boston University

I have always thought that the most interesting dinner parties were those with a splendid diversity of guests. The same can be said of this collection with its mixture of contributors. Indeed, perhaps the range of expertise and churches found within is itself a sign of the breadth—and wildness—of the Holy Spirit’s work today. Open these covers and discover a feast of insight.
Lester Ruth, Lily May Jarvis Professor of Christian Worship, Asbury Theological Seminary

Paucity of attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian West has long been the subject of lament. This splendid collection of essays certainly fills a gap in the English language treatment of the Holy Spirit in Christian worship. Of particular value is the range of authors from Eastern Christianity to the Western ‘liturgical’ churches (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran) to classic Pentecostalism and even the emerging spirit-filled movements in Africa. This book provides a road map both through contemporary theology of the Holy Spirit and a guide to the varied roles that the Spirit plays in historical and contemporary liturgies—not only in the Eucharist and Christian Initiation but also in the celebration of the Word of God. I plan to use a number of these excellent essays in my teaching.
John F. Baldovin, SJ, Professor of Historical & Liturgical Theology, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

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